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An empirical study on the sustainability of panelized residential building construction

conference contribution
posted on 2015-06-10, 00:00 authored by Hong Xian LiHong Xian Li, H Yu, M Gul, M Al-Hussein, D Chmiel
Panelized construction offers benefits to the construction industry including energy savings and reductions in carbon emissions and waste. This research addresses the sustainability of panelized residential construction during the framing phase, which consists of panel fabrication in the plant, transportation to the site, and on-site assembly. This study is conducted in collaboration with Landmark Building Solutions (LBS), a panel manufacturer in Edmonton, Canada. Two tasks with respect to assessing the sustainability of panelized construction are carried out in this research: (1) The positive impact of panelized construction on the construction schedule is evaluated by utilizing archived schedule data. In this task, the cycle time of framing for panelized construction is investigated; the results are compared with those of conventional stick-built construction, and the impact of framing cycle time on on-site winter heating is addressed. (2) The benefits of panelized construction are measured in terms of construction waste reduction by quantifying the recyclable and non-recyclable waste. The results are compared with those of the stick-built method, and the impact on embodied emissions in material waste is addressed. The primary data source is archives of the industry partner, including accounting records and construction records. A literature review and comparison are carried out to provide the necessary context for achieving the research objective. The preliminary results support the sustainability of panelized construction compared with the conventional stick-built method.

History

Pagination

1-10

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia

Start date

2015-06-07

End date

2015-06-10

Language

eng

Publication classification

E Conference publication, E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Title of proceedings

ICSC15 - The CSCE International Construction Speciality Conference

Event

International Construction Speciality. Conference (2015 : Vancouver, British Columbia)

Publisher

CSCE

Place of publication

[Vancouver, BC]

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